Dolichopoda | |
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Dolichopoda linderi female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Rhaphidophoridae |
Subfamily: |
Dolichopodainae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 |
Tribe: |
Dolichopodaini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 |
Genus: |
Dolichopoda Bolívar, 1880 [1] |
Type species | |
Gryllus palpata Sulzer, 1776
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Dolichopoda is a genus of cave crickets in the tribe Dolichopodaini, subfamily Dolichopodainae. They are distributed in the Mediterranean basin in southern Europe and western Asia. [2]
The type species of the genus is Gryllus palpata, now known as Dolichopoda palpata. [3]
There are over 50 described species. [2] The greatest species diversity occurs in Greece. [4] Four subgenera have been named, though some have been shown to be paraphyletic (Dolichopoda) or polyphyletic (Chopardina). [5]
These two species lack spines on both the anterior tibiae and the hind femur. [4]
Found in Italy, Corsica, and Greece. Distinguished from other subgenera by having several spines on the hind femurs. [4]
The largest subgenus by number of species; distinguished from the other subgenera by the spines on the anterior tibiae. [4]
Dolichopoda | |
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Dolichopoda linderi female | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Suborder: | Ensifera |
Family: | Rhaphidophoridae |
Subfamily: |
Dolichopodainae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 |
Tribe: |
Dolichopodaini Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888 |
Genus: |
Dolichopoda Bolívar, 1880 [1] |
Type species | |
Gryllus palpata Sulzer, 1776
|
Dolichopoda is a genus of cave crickets in the tribe Dolichopodaini, subfamily Dolichopodainae. They are distributed in the Mediterranean basin in southern Europe and western Asia. [2]
The type species of the genus is Gryllus palpata, now known as Dolichopoda palpata. [3]
There are over 50 described species. [2] The greatest species diversity occurs in Greece. [4] Four subgenera have been named, though some have been shown to be paraphyletic (Dolichopoda) or polyphyletic (Chopardina). [5]
These two species lack spines on both the anterior tibiae and the hind femur. [4]
Found in Italy, Corsica, and Greece. Distinguished from other subgenera by having several spines on the hind femurs. [4]
The largest subgenus by number of species; distinguished from the other subgenera by the spines on the anterior tibiae. [4]